Artists Statement
OPEN SOURCE AND SOFTWARE AS CULTURE
EGOBOO.bits is a digital publishing project and production collective dealing with free software development, sound production and media theory.
The lowest common denominator of the entire EGOBOO.bits production is the GNU General Public Licence, also known as copyleft. Copyleft implies that all intellectual products (software, music, lyrics, ideas) published under the GNU General Public Licence have a common licence. Music, video, text or graphic design published under these terms on the EGOBOO.bits label can be freely distributed, used and modified by others as long as their derivatives remain under the same conditions.
EGOBOO.bits brings together some of the most appreciated electronic music artists in Croatia. The music production is operated by the participating members and CDs are usually designed, burned and distributed by the artists themselves. CDs can also be downloaded from the EGOBOO.bitswebsite, bartered or obtained directly at a minimum production price. Video production is also carried out by the members, and video clips are free to use and modify. The EG0B00.bits collective hold various music, video and creative writing workshops and also promote open-source culture through lectures and live performances in Croatia, the Balkans and Europe.
EGOBOO.bits is a digital publishing and educational project dedicated to advocating alternatives to the existing intellectual property rights regime – alternatives such as the GNU General • Public License. EGOBOO. bits’ activities include a very successful free music label, music education, video and hypertext production, and public domain advocacy activities. mi2.hr
- TOMISLAV DOMES (Croatia)
- LINA KOVACEVIC (Croatia)
- EMIMA VISNIC (Croatia)
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